Operations & Technology

Peak Campus Management to Manage Flats at West Village

The management of Charlottesville‘s newest purpose-built student housing asset, The Flats at West Village, has been awarded to Peak Campus Management.

‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: What Property Managers Could Learn From the Decision to Cast Ben Affleck as Batman

Ben Affleck has been cast as the new Batman. And property managers could learn from this in their own hiring decisions.

MRI Software to Enhance Its VaultWare Reservation System’s Integration with Yardi

MRI Software announced today that it has signed an agreement with Yardi to create an officially supported integration between MRI’s VaultWare Apartment Reservation System and Yardi.

Hines-Managed Coca-Cola Building in Rio de Janeiro Becomes First to Receive LEED-EB Silver Certification in Brazil

The rise of green features and eco-friendly fixtures in the office market has affected the entire real estate world, and has created a push for not only developing new building incorporating the new technologies, but also refurbishing existing structures and making current properties more attractive.

Ocius Plants Trees to Entice Apartment Residents to Go Paperless

Ocius, a provider of resident billing and utility invoice processing services for apartment managers, announced a new program to encourage residents to receive their monthly statements via email.

NWP Sets New Standard in Electronic Data Exchange Services in Multifamily Utility Management

NWP Services Corporation (NWP), a provider of utility cost recovery solutions, has initiated a “renaissance” in utility management with its electronic data exchange (EDE) services.

Pangea Properties Provides Free Wireless to Underserved Chicago Neighborhoods

The City of Chicago enacted the Wireless Internet Zones initiative to bring free Wi-Fi to new areas of the city, but many of those hotspots are pinpointed downtown, at locations such as parks or the beach.

Related Midwest Opens Dog Friendly Apartment Building in Chicago

Related Midwest has opened 500 Lake Shore Drive, a luxury apartment building in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood, which caters to dog owners and their pets. Residents can utilize the building’s Dog City, Related Midwest’s on-site pet care service that offers everything from dog walking and pet sitting to grooming services, routine vet visits and pet training.

New York Food Waste Recycling Expands to Multifamily Properties

Earlier this summer, the city of New York kicked off its Organic Food Waste Recycling Pilot Program, the goal of which is to divert food waste generated in the city to recycling facilities, rather than out-of-state landfills. The city recently expanded the program to include a number of large multifamily properties.

‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: Stop Giving Cutesy Gifts to New Residents

Welcome gifts are great, but you’ll get a better response from practical items than from ‘cute’ ones.